WPRO: Low-income Rhode Islanders share an unfair portion of the tax burden
media mention“Rhode Island now ranks as one of the top states for placing a large tax burden on the poor, according to the Economic Progress Institute.
In a joint study, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Economic Progress Institute states that Rhode Island ranks fifth worst in the nation due to collecting 12.5% of state taxes from workers making less than $19,000 a year; the largest cut of all economic groups. The Ocean State moved down in rank from ninth place two years ago.”